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SB 137

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Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero–Emission Buses (Zero–Emission Bus Transition Act)

Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (District 14)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 693 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Maryland Transit Administration from purchasing buses for the Administration's State transit bus fleet that are not zero-emission buses, subject to a certain exception; authorizing the Administration to purchase alternative-fuel buses under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration, on or before January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list
FAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAvins, MiriamBaltimore City Commission on SustainabilityWritten (PDF)
FAVKhanna, NishanthChesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityOral
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieClimate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBartlett, OliviaDoTheMostGoodWritten (PDF)
FAVRose, JodilobbyistInterfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeWritten (PDF)
FAVDitzler, BarbaraLWVMDWritten (PDF)
FAVAchar, CarunyaLabor Network for SustainabilityWritten (PDF)
FAVBunn, ElizabethLabor Network for SustainabilityOral
FAVSchablein, JaredLower Shore Progressive CaucusPosition only
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVCzajka, MarkMD Volt Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVPalencia-Calvo, RamonMaryland League of Conservation VotersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVHeavner, BradMaryland PIRGWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkerson, AlicelobbyistStrong Future MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieTakoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeWritten (PDF)
FAVBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGallardo, JustinIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKerr, CaitIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLaw, JonathanIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Zucker, Senator ZuckerlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVZucker, Senator CraigIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAJakuta, JosephClimate Parents of Prince George'sWritten (PDF)
INFOWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
INFOFahrig, LandonMaryland Energy AdministrationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRose, JodiInterfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeRegistered for: Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine